450 news items found
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun 01 July 20232023 is an important year for Leiden University, our students and staff, and for the Netherlands in general. On 1 July – Keti Koti – it will be exactl...
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National Student Survey: Leiden University students are satisfied with their study programme 30 June 2023The first results of the National Student Survey (Nationale Studenten Enquête: NSE) reveal that students at Leiden University are satisfied with their...
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University 29 June 2023Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set...
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Chemotherapy without side effects? It’s possible, with light 29 June 2023Nausea, neurologic pain and hair loss: some of the severe side effects of chemotherapy. Not necessary, biochemist Liyan Zhang showed. Together with Le...
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Funding for four Leiden studies in the fight against arthritis 28 June 2023Four researchers from Leiden University will receive funding from arthritis foundation ReumaNederland over the next five years. This should facilitate...
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Doing more together for less waste 27 June 2023
Leiden University wants to contribute to a sustainable society, a healthy climate and the reduction of litter and waste. This intention is in alignmen...
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Student research projects on societal issues in Leiden 23 June 2023How safe do people feel in the parks in Leiden? Why are kids playing less outdoors? And why are people not insolating their homes? Students looked int...
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‘When you work together, you get a much broader understanding’ 20 June 2023At the Capstone Conference, Honours College students of the Humanities Lab presented their final projects. In small groups, they conducted research on...
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University concerned about minister’s plans to curb internationalisation 16 June 2023Leiden University is concerned about the plans presented by Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf to limit English-taught cours...
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Leiden through the student lens: Student Loïs de Jong wins Leiden Media Contest 15 June 2023A TikTok by student Loïs de Jong from Leiden University in which Leiden sparkles as a student city won the final of the Leiden Media Contest on 13 Jun...
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Psychologists at Lowlands Science: can virtual reality trigger a psychedelic experience? 15 June 2023Fantastic plants, dizzying patterns and pulsating sounds: researchers from Leiden are going to study the effects of a simulated psychedelic trip on th...
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Rein Dool painting to move to more public space in the Academy Building 13 June 2023The Rein Dool painting depicting board members of Leiden University will be moving soon to the Reception Room in the Academy Building, where more peo...
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Alumni in Indonesia: ‘My experience in Leiden inspired me to try to change the situation here’ 13 June 2023Alumni and researchers met at two well-attended alumni dinners in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. The alumni reminisced about their time in Leiden and got to ...
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Honours Conference brings ‘equally ambitious students’ together 06 June 2023At the Honours Conference, honours students shared interesting projects and valuable lessons learned during their honours education. As icing on the c...
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Take a sneak peek at the new Gorlaeus building 05 June 2023Want to see how the most important building on our Science Campus at Leiden Bio Science Park is taking shape? Come and find out on Construction Day (D...